"If you wish to be a writer, write." But how? You've got the great idea, the one that won't let you go, that embellishes itself as you walk around your day. How do you turn that good idea into a great novel, and what do you do with it after you write it? Join author Jess Lourey at the St. Cloud Public Library from 3-5 on Saturday, November 5, for the answers. Participants will learn how to go from idea to completed novel in seven steps and will receive detailed information on cracking the world of publishing. The workshop is free and open to the public. Please bring a writing instrument and a notebook. The workshop will be held in the library's Mississippi Room, 1st floor. Funded in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.